Conjuctivitis or Pink Eye
DEFINITION: Conjunctivitis also known as Pinkeye by definition is a redness or inflammatory condition of conjunctiva or the clear membranes covering the white part of the eyes or the inner part of the...
View ArticleDiabetes Mellitus
DEFINITION: Diabetes is a complex condition. But it can be simply described as a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood glucose or blood sugar. High blood sugar may be secondary to...
View ArticleHeart attack or Myocardial Infarction
DEFINITION Heart attack, medically, is also known as myocardial infarction [MI]. "Myo" medically means "muscle" while "cardial", means the "heart" and "infarction", the "death of tissue as a result of...
View ArticleAsthma
DEFINITION Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition of the lung characterized by narrowness of the airways, shortness of breath, recurring periods of wheezing , chest tightness, coughing etc. This...
View ArticleKissing Disease or infectious Mononucleosis
DEFINITION Kissing diseases or infectious mononucleosis popularly known as "Mono" is an infection from Epstein-Barr virus [EBV]. According to the CDC, EBV or Epstein-Barr virus, is one of the members...
View ArticleHigh Blood Pressure
DEFINITION "Blood pressure" literally means the amount of pressure or resistance between the blood and the vessel in which it flows. "High blood pressure" on the other way round, is an increase or...
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